Sneak Peek: unique and rare Land Park mid-century modern!

Here's yet another sneak peek of one of the spectacular homes scheduled for the Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour on June 26, 2010 (see details regarding the tour in our previous post).

R's gorgeous home was originally built for real estate developer Robert Powell, circa 1962/63. Designed by Robert N. Hill of Morris Construction Company. Don't miss the many beautiful details throughout, from the glamorous pool in the front to the amazing floating stairs.

Keep checking in -- we'll be posting press coverage links, up-to-date information and glimpses of the upcoming tour!

Sneak Peek: Another Jones + Emmons Eichler Home

Here's another sneak peek of one of the wonderful homes scheduled for the Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour on June 26, 2010 (see details regarding the tour in our previous post).

C & M's tranquil 1955 Eichler Home was originally built for Ms. Sheridan. You're going to love this distinctive Eichler home with white birches and gorgeous colors. Visitors are greeted by bubbling koi ponds and a lovely mid-century clay pot collection. Don't miss the back yard and hidden pool!

More sneak peeks coming soon....

Tickets now available in town at HOT ITALIAN!

Our friends at HOT ITALIAN are now selling tickets (cash or check only) to the Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour.

Get 'em while they're HOT -- at 16th & Q Streets in Sacramento. HOT ITALIAN is open everyday from 11:30a until late night. That's amoré!

Sneak Peek: former personal residence of George Muraki, AIA on the Tour

Here is another example of one of the homes scheduled for the first-ever Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour on June 26, 2010 (see details regarding the tour in our previous post).

This outstanding home in South Land Park Estates was designed by Sacramento architect George Muraki around 1956 for his family. This home features a central enclosed atrium that provides wonderful natural light. Current owners A & J have updated this mid-century modern home into a comfortable family home that they share with their three children.

After being unjustly fired from the California State Department of Employment and interned with other Japanese Americans during WWII, Muraki became a prominent Sacramento region architect and Sacramento City Planning Commissioner.

More to come -- keep checking in for updated information and more sneak peeks!

Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour Tickets now available!

You may now purchase tickets for the first-ever Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour. Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-serve basis - act now!

Online tickets are being sold through PayPal -- refer to the "Buy Tickets Now!" icon in the top left hand margin of this blog. PayPal is an easy way to pay with your credit card.

In-town purchases may also be made in-person at the following businesses: Parkside Pharmacy, Capital Nursery, and Blomberg Window Systems and Hot Italian (as of 4.8.10). Cash or check only.

Postcard photograph by Don Satterlee of Satterlee Photo. Postcard design by by Tour co-coordinator Dane Henas of Dane Henas Design.

Hope to see you at the Tour!

Calling all (MCM) cars!

This Car Show on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at the Sacramento Executive Airport is open to all -- including ticket holders who will be registering for the Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour (see our previous post for details).

Both the Car Show and Tour are presented by Sacramento Modern (SacMod), a non-profit association that promotes, preserves and protects mid-century art, architecture and design in the Sacramento region. SacMod is partnering with the California Automobile Museum to display impressive modes of transportation at the home tour registration site. The event is limited to 150 vehicles, and admission to the car show is FREE (a limited number of home tour tickets are available for purchase).

For those of you with vehicles who would like to participate in the Car Show, take us “Back to the Future” with distinctive, space-aged vehicles representing the modern movement between 1940-1970. All types of transportation are welcome: automobiles, travel trailers, motorbikes, scooters, and bicycles. Think fins…chrome…power…innovation…the future! Please email photos of your vehicles to Tour co-coordinator Kris Lannin Liang using the contact information on the back of the postcard.

The Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour logo, postcards, upcoming tickets, and upcoming guide book have been created by Tour co-coordinator Dane Henas of Dane Henas Design.

Hope to see you at both events!

Sneak Peek: Another Carter Sparks Custom Home on the Tour

 

Here is another example of one of the homes scheduled for the first-ever Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour on June 26, 2010 (see details regarding the tour in our previous post).

This elegant home in South Land Park Hills was designed by Sacramento architects Carter Sparks and Donald Thaden around 1960 for the Stecher family. Current owners M & S have sensitively updated the home, retaining much of its original character. The home is full of ingenious details and has several outstanding garden areas.

We'll be posting more about the Tour and giving you other sneak peeks soon -- thanks for checking in and stay tuned.

Sneak Peek: Another Jones + Emmons Eichler Home

Here's another sneak peek of one of the wonderful homes scheduled for the Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour on June 26, 2010 (see details regarding the tour in our previous post).

Don't miss L & T's beautiful and charming 1955 Eichler Home originally built for the Koutchis family. Filled with whimsy and vintage goodness -- plus a terrific light-filled addition by a local Mid-Century modern architect!

More sneak peeks coming soon....

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If Twitter is your preferred medium, you may now stay up-to-date regarding the upcoming Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour and other interesting MCM stuff by following eichlerific.

Where tickets will be sold

Many thanks to the following neighborhood businesses who have agreed to sell tickets for the upcoming Sacramento Mid-Century Home Tour. Tickets will be available for sale in April.

Parkside Pharmacy 

4404 Del Rio Rd., Sacramento, CA 95822 

(916) 452-2200

Capital Nursery 

4700 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95822

(916) 455-2601

Blomberg Window Systems

1453 Blair Ave., Sacramento, CA 95822

(916) 428-8060

For our out-of-town friends or those who wish to pay via credit card, we'll have a PayPal link up and running on this blog at the same time the tickets are available at the above businesses.

We'll post again when tickets are available, so stay in touch!

Sneak Peek: A Jones + Emmons Eichler Home

We are still diligently working behind-the-scenes to bring you the first-ever Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour. As promised, here's another sneak peek of one of the fantastic homes scheduled for June 26, 2010 (see details regarding the tour in our previous post).

This 1955 Eichler Home was originally built for the Scott family.  J & J have transformed it into a warm, colorful and relaxing retreat. Don't miss their spectacular vintage clock collection.

We'll be bringing you more sneak peeks, and information on how to obtain tickets -- stay tuned!

Sneak Peek: A Carter Sparks Custom Home on the Tour

Here is an example of one of the many beautiful homes scheduled for the Sacramento Mid-Century Home Tour on June 26, 2010 (see details regarding the tour in our previous post).

This stunning home in South Land Park Estates was designed by Sacramento architect Carter Sparks around 1957-58 for the Frame family. Current owners D & J have tastefully updated this incredible home -- guaranteed to take your breath away.

Coincidentally, this home is featured in an article of the current issue of CA-Modern, a quarterly magazine by the Eichler Network. For additional details, please refer to Dave Weinstein's article, "Signature Singular Sparks: Using fantasy, surprise and whimsy, Carter Sparks' lively homes are like nothing else."

We'll be featuring other "sneak peeks" in the weeks to come, so stay tuned!

Special thanks to our first sponsors

The Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour is pleased to announce our first event sponsors:

Many thanks to Lumens Light + Living for their generous Platinum level sponsorship.

Special thanks to Blomberg Window Systems for being one of our Gold level sponsors.

We're proud to have the backing of these local and nationally-recognized businesses. If you are interested in purchasing a sponsorship, please contact us: sacmcmhometour at gmail dot com.

Announcing the first Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour

 MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

On Saturday, June 26, 2010 the Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour will provide enthusiasts of architecture and design an opportunity to discover what it’s like to live, work and play in more than 15 quintessentially Californian residential and commercial structures built between 1945 and 1970. This year's tour features homes within Sacramento’s South Land Park and adjacent neighborhoods, which contain hundreds of Mid-Century Modern residential and commercial buildings.

Participants are invited to go inside eleven residences and drive by multiple points of interest throughout the southernmost portion of Land Park and in various South Land Park neighborhoods. Architects and designers include: Jones + Emmons for Eichler Homes, Carter Sparks, Donald Thaden, George Muraki, designer George W. Haggett, designer Robert N. Hill, Rickey + Brooks, Bucky H. Fong, Herbert Y. Niiya, Albert Dreyfuss, Sooky Lee, Dean Unger, Harry J. Devine, Grant Caywood, and William Koblik. Registration will be at Sacramento Executive Airport, a wonderful MCM building designed by renown Sacramento architect Leonard F. Starks. An estimated 500 visitors will see Sacramento from a different perspective as we open the doors to our past, present, and future.

Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. at the Sacramento Executive Airport at 6151 Freeport Boulevard. The program begins at 10:00 a.m.; homes will be open to visitors from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Participants will receive tour booklets/driving maps upon check-in, and are encouraged to check-out the interpretive items on display (including a showing of Scopitone films), and the airport itself, a Leonard F. Starks-designed (circa 1955/56) building.

Guests can set their own pace and visit locations on the map in any order they wish through the close of the tour at 4:00 p.m. Neighborhood parking is available and biking is encouraged. Homeowners and docents will be on-site to greet visitors and answer questions.

Tickets are $20 in advance and will be available to purchase online and at various Sacramento locations beginning April 1^st, including Parkside Pharmacy, Capital Nursery, Blomberg Windows and HOT ITALIAN. Tickets can be purchased the day of the event for $25 at the check-in desk at Sacramento Executive Airport. A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to the Short Center South, a day program serving adults with developmental disabilities. They offer classes in a studio setting, taught by artists working in their own disciplines.

The tour is still developing; please check back for additional details, changes and updates.